Icarus's blog: "Augurs, Martyrs, and Agnostics"

So, having watched a lot of star trek

I think that every ensemble should have a "super man". ...

No not the man of steel kind of super man

just... a non-norm.

Anyway, I started blanking out from sleep deprivation and something kinda crept into my head.

Plant sentient.

I've only bumped into a few (dozen) stories where this has been done, but I think I can put a little spice into it

make it a tad more interesting than your metalman, your rockman, your super-sense elves or demigod demidemons

I think the first thought that comes to mind are the Ents from LoTR, Spar from Breath of Fire II, and Phyl from the "Aliens ate my homework" series.

I think I gave myself some novel challenges though

things like sensory organs, means of transportation and communication, advantages, disadvantages, season changes, etc.

Phyl actually burped to communicate, and if I remember right there was something horrifying about his face under the petals.

And I think he was potted.

So... even in a magical system I think I'm going to be influenced by mundane or ecological/evolutionary adaptations and whatnot rather than "it just works- its magic, alright?".

I'd like for the creature to not be too terribly fantastical, but still fantastical.

Also still working on "magic"

I'm leaning more towards curses, profanities, deifications, miracles and ... gizmos.

Things that don't necessarily have a whitebearded guy in robes waving his arms and chanting crazy shit.

In summation-

still working

also

last night was hell.

I'm not ready to talk about it yet. Let me know if you think a non humanoid photosynthesizing character is "as overdone as pointy eared woodloring elves with atomic supersenses and agility".